August 18, 2009

Wedding Dresses in the Gulf

Khaleejia said: Women in the Gulf love their abayas, evening dresses and wedding dresses to be adorned with a lot of crystals.

Here's an article where you can read about modern weddings in the UAE. Although I don't agree with people in the article saying that nowadays expensive weddings are "traditional".

Actually there were no white wedding dresses or extravagant parties in the ballrooms in the past in the Gulf. This is a new tradition borrowed from the Western culture. Before the bride would wear a traditional green dress and a burqa...

9 comments:

I really love the dress designs..is there a way I can order a dress from your website?..I would really appreciate it if You reply back to me and let me know. Thank you so much. My e-mail is Myrna_hanna@yahoo.com

Myrna I'll make another post about Khaleeji wedding dresses where I'll put the links to the websites and e-mails of the people you could contact in order to buy such dresses...I will also make another post about wedding traditions in the UAE.. but not soon.. after some time

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I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your wonderful blog. It is informative and shows how much you love what you talk about. You have a beautiful culture, with precious traditions that show love and kindness to all. Thank you for taking the time to share with those of us who know very little about your beautiful land. Regards and blessings to you and your family.